The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 208

Ella

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The sudden warmth of Alexander’s arms around me made me let out an involuntary squeak of surprise. I hadn’t expected him to hug me; he’d maintained his usual polite distance since last night.

Once we had returned from the banquet, I’d slipped away to check on Lilith–who was resting in her

room, sleeping when I arrived–and he had gone to his office to handle the onslaught of paperwork he’d

received after the coronation.

And now he was hugging me like his life depended on it.

But then I began to relax into him, and the fabric swatches slipped from my fingers.

Goddess, he smelled good. Too good–like coming home to a place that you should have left long ago. I

pressed my face against his chest and breathed him in like the fool I was, and for a moment, I could have

sworn I felt his arms tightening around me.

I wanted to ask what we were now. Because the way he was hugging me seemed far more intimate than I

expected.

But for now, I kept it to myself. Alexander still didn’t fully trust me, and part of me was afraid to burst this brief little bubble of happiness.

When we finally pulled apart, my heart was pounding in my chest. I hated the way my cheeks were a

fiery red now. Hated the way his green eyes looking down at me made me want to crumple right then and

there.

“What was that about?” I asked, stooping to pick up the forgotten color swatches.

Alexander shook his head. “Nothing. It was nothing.”

It didn’t seem like nothing; I’d seen Gabriel storming out of the house just minutes prior, followed by the rev of his car engine as he sped away. It must have been another argument, and after what happened last

it

all I knew, Gabriel was hell bent on finding

think of the fact that Alexander had told me the

was going through Alexander’s

willing to talk about it right now, so I

moment, then pointed to the soft sage green.

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it is,” I said,

that, we’d made our first real parenting decision

To my surprise, Alexander threw himself into getting ready for the baby with enthusiasm. Every minute he had to spare between Alpha King duties, he was the perfect expecting father. Always there when I

a distraction from the elephant in the room–the fact that my father had apparently killed Alexander’s parents and used me as a pawn to get

sage green, and Alexander insisted on doing that himself, too, even though the house staff would have gladly taken the job

it. And no

to him while he did everything else. I

chest warm. Even if he was just happily preparing for our baby’s arrival and

be a good father was something that I didn’t want to

what the fuck is this thing?” Alexander held up a curved

brow.

‘stabilizing

what? Why can’t they just call it

charge us three hundred dollars for a pile of wood and

Anyway, hand

through the pile of parts for the crib. But I couldn’t seem

muttered, scratching my head. “I

passed his hand over

have to get a

run

shook my head. “I could use some fresh air anyway. I’ve been

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house for days.”

trip to the baby store took longer than expected. They didn’t have the exact part I needed, so I had to go to two

back to the mansion, I was tired and my feet were aching, but I felt accomplished. I had even made

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